Research Interests

Professor Amaratunga's research focuses on disaster risk reduction for development, capability and capacity building in built environment, with a particular interest in exploring construction's role in that context. To date, she has over 300 published papers, and has had over 30 PhD completions. Her interests in this research area was kindled in her whilst working as a research scholar and she has progressed in a number of different contexts through projects and with doctoral students and Research Assistants. She also has interests in the areas of facilities management its sustainability and performance management and process improvement initiatives.

Disaster resilience from the perspective of the social/political, economic and physical sciences

Social impact of reconstruction

Capacity building for disaster mitigation and reconstruction

Post-conflict reconstruction

Women in construction

She is interested in PhD supervision in above other related areas. Please be in tough with her with your ideas via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.